The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I bust the windows out ya car
And no, it didn't mend my broken heart
I'll probably always have these ugly scars
But right now, I don't care about that part
I bust the windows out ya car
After I saw you laying next to her
I didn't wanna but I took my turn
I'm glad I did it 'cause you had to learn
I must admit, it helped a little bit
To think of how you'd feel when you saw it
I didn't know that I had that much strength
But I'm glad you see what happens when
See, you can't just play with people's feelings
Tell them you love them and don't mean it
You'll probably say that it was juvenile
But I think that I deserve to smile (ha, ha, ha, ha, ha)
I bust the windows out ya car
You know I did it 'cause I left my mark
Wrote my initials with the crowbar
And then I drove off into the dark
I bust the windows out ya car, ha
You should feel lucky that that's all I did
After five whole years of this bullshit
Gave you all of me and you played with it, ooh-ah
I must admit, it helped a little bit
To think of how you'd feel when you saw it
I didn't know that I had that much strength
But I'm glad you see what happens when
You see you can't just play with people's feelings
Tell them you love them and don't mean it
You'll probably say that it was juvenile
But I think that I deserve to smile
I bust the windows out ya car
But it don't compare to my broken heart
You could never feel how I felt that day
Until it happens, baby, you don't know pain
Oh, yeah, I did it (yeah, I did it)
You should know it (you should know it)
I ain't sorry (I ain't sorry)
You deserved it (you deserved it)
After what you did to me (after what you did)
You deserved it (you deserved it)
I ain't sorry (I ain't sorry)
No, no, oh (I ain't sorry)
You broke my heart
So I broke ya car (you caused me pain)
You caused me pain
So I did the same
Even though all that you did to me was much worse
I had to do something to make you hurt, yeah
Oh, but why am I still cryin'?
Why am I the one who's still cryin'?
Oh, oh, you really hurt me, baby
You really, you really hurt me, baby
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Now watch me you
Now watch me you
I bust the windows out ya car
And no, it didn't mend my broken heart
I'll probably always have these ugly scars
But right now, I don't care about that part
I bust the windows out ya car
After I saw you laying next to her
I didn't wanna but I took my turn
I'm glad I did it 'cause you had to learn
I must admit, it helped a little bit
To think of how you'd feel when you saw it
I didn't know that I had that much strength
But I'm glad you see what happens when
See, you can't just play with people's feelings
Tell them you love them and don't mean it
You'll probably say that it was juvenile
But I think that I deserve to smile (ha, ha, ha, ha, ha)
I bust the windows out ya car
You know I did it 'cause I left my mark
Wrote my initials with the crowbar
And then I drove off into the dark
I bust the windows out ya car, ha
You should feel lucky that that's all I did
After five whole years of this bullshit
Gave you all of me and you played with it, ooh-ah
I must admit, it helped a little bit
To think of how you'd feel when you saw it
I didn't know that I had that much strength
But I'm glad you see what happens when
You see you can't just play with people's feelings
Tell them you love them and don't mean it
You'll probably say that it was juvenile
But I think that I deserve to smile
I bust the windows out ya car
But it don't compare to my broken heart
You could never feel how I felt that day
Until it happens, baby, you don't know pain
Oh, yeah, I did it (yeah, I did it)
You should know it (you should know it)
I ain't sorry (I ain't sorry)
You deserved it (you deserved it)
After what you did to me (after what you did)
You deserved it (you deserved it)
I ain't sorry (I ain't sorry)
No, no, oh (I ain't sorry)
You broke my heart
So I broke ya car (you caused me pain)
You caused me pain
So I did the same
Even though all that you did to me was much worse
I had to do something to make you hurt, yeah
Oh, but why am I still cryin'?
Why am I the one who's still cryin'?
Oh, oh, you really hurt me, baby
You really, you really hurt me, baby
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Now watch me you
Now watch me you
I bust the windows out ya car
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well, i'm 99% sure she DIDN'T actually bust the windows of his car, but the message is the same. he permanently broke her heart, so she wants to break something of his